. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . Delhi was surrenderetl, and Baberadvanced and took possession (May10th) of Agra, which had latelybeen the royal residence. Babers conduct to the placeswhere he met with resistance was asinhuman as that of Timur, who wasnaturally his model. The smallnessof his force was some justification of the means he took to strike a terror; butthe invariable practice of his country is the best palliationfor him.« Babers own Memoirs, wh
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . Delhi was surrenderetl, and Baberadvanced and took possession (May10th) of Agra, which had latelybeen the royal residence. Babers conduct to the placeswhere he met with resistance was asinhuman as that of Timur, who wasnaturally his model. The smallnessof his force was some justification of the means he took to strike a terror; butthe invariable practice of his country is the best palliationfor him.« Babers own Memoirs, which are still preserved, relate in detail the exploitsby which he overcame and the arts by which he circumvented his numerousopponents. They contain a minute account of the life of a great Tatarmonarch, along with a natural effusion of his opinions and feelings, free fromdisguise and reserve, and no less free from all affectation of extreme franknessand candour. His mmd was as active as his body: besides the business ofthe kingdom, he was constantly taken up with aqueducts, reservoirs, and otherimprovements, as well as introducing new fruits and other productions of. KnTAB MiNAR, Old Delhi (Erected by the MuBBalmans to commemorate their victoryover the Rajputs in 1193) THE MOHAMMEDAN AND MUGHAL EMPIRES 25 [1530-1545 ] remote countries. Yet he found time to compose many elegant Persian poemsand a collection of Turki compositions, which are mentioned as giving him ahigh rank among the poets of his own country.« Baber died in 1530, whenon the point of carrying his arms beyond Behar. But his schemes of conquestwere fulfilled or exceeded by his successors, each of whom became known inEurope by the title, Great Mogul (Mughal) .& Humayun, eldest son of Baber, succeeded to the throne of his father, butwas not long suffered to enjoy it in peace. His brother Kamran, in tlie gov-ernment of Kabul, formed a resolution of seizing upon the Punjab; andHumayun was fain to confer upon him
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